Poplar Bluffs’ Tyler Hansbrough leading scorer at UNC

James Worthy, Michael Jordan, Phil Ford, all great names in North Carolina Tar Heel basketball. None of them as great as Poplar Bluff Missouri native Tyler Hansbrough.

He needed just 9 points to tie, but scored 20 points last night to pass Ford to become the all-time leading scorer at North Carolina, breaking the 2,300 point barrier.

Hansbrough said he’s glad it’s over. He knew he was closing in on the feat, but once the media started bringing it up over the last couple of weeks is when Hansbrough admitted he started thinking about it.

Knowing he’d have a chance to break the record against Evansville, he said he was really nervous before the game and he’s sure it had something to do with closing in on the record. He also was sure his dad would be there for the game, but he made a surprise visit and Tyler saw him in the seats before the game.

His coach Roy Williams has compared Hanbrough’s intensity with that of Michael Jordan. Click to hear more from Tyler on his historic night.